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Northern Eurasia Test Reivew

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of central Russia's large, evergreen forest

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Steppe

d)

Desert

2.

The world's deepest lake is...

a)

Baikal

b)

Black

c)

Caspian

d)

Aral

3.

Which body of water is located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and has dramatically shrunk over the past 60 years due to poor cotton farming irrigation practices ?

a)

Aral

b)

Baikal

c)

Baltic

d)

Caspian

4.

Another term for the portion of Eastern Russia stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Coast is...

a)

Siberia

b)

Tundra

c)

Taiga

d)

Steppe

5.

Which of these rivers is the longest in Europe?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Amazon

d)

Volga

6.

Which range of mountains separates Europe from Asia?

a)

Ural

b)

Caucasus

c)

Atlas

d)

Himalaya

7.

Which of these seas is located on Russia's northern coast?

a)

Black

b)

Caspian

c)

Baltic

d)

Aral

8.

Russia's climate is generally...

a)

humid tropical (like Florida)

b)

arid desert (like Nevada)

c)

cold (like Canada)

d)

Moderate (like Tennessee)

9.

Which two continents is Russia located on?

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

Asia and the Middle East

c)

Africa and Asia

d)

Europe and Africa

10.

Which group invaded Russia during the 1200s, demanded tribute in the form of money and goods, and destroyed cities that did not obey?

a)

Harappans

b)

Sumerians

c)

Mongols (Tatars)

d)

Muslims

11.

Which czar helped to drive Mongol influence out of Russia by being "fearsome in battle" and had St. Basil's Cathedral constructed?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Vladimir Lenin

12.

Which Russian czar had a notoriously bad temper, started using secret policemen called the Oprichniki, and may have murdered his own son?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Terrible

d)

Joseph Stalin

13.

Catherine the Great and Peter the Great were both determined to do which things for Russia?

a)

Reduce and Control

b)

Westernize and Modernize

c)

Easternize and Traditionalize

d)

Communize and Terrorize

14.

Peter the Great did NOT...

a)

order the construction of St. Petersburg

b)

develop a more modern Russian navy

c)

lead Russia into Communism

d)

become a czar of Russia

15.

Who was the last czar to rule Russia, stepping down in 1917?

a)

Ivan the Great

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Nicholas II

16.

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Joseph Stalin

17.

According to Karl Marx's description of Communism... (choose 3)

a)

All should work according to their ability

b)

All should receive only what they need to survive

c)

All should need no government or religion

d)

All should have freedom to worship, work, and vote as they please.

18.

Who was the first Communist dictator of the Soviet Union?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Vladimir Lenin

19.

Who was the second dictator of the Soviet Union (a noteably strict man who used force to guide the USSR through WWII)?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Vladimir Putin

20.

What term is used for the period of tension between the USA and USSR over the spread of Communism during the 20th century?

a)

Civil War

b)

Age of Ultron

c)

Cold War

d)

Berlin Wall

21.

The competition to create better technology for out of Earth travel between the USA and USSR was called the ...

a)

Space Race

b)

Star Wars

c)

Rocket Race

d)

Cold War

22.

"Duck and Cover" was a phrase used to train Americans how to respond to ______ during the 1950s & 60s?

a)

a flood

b)

a North Korean missile attack

c)

a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union

d)

an angry little sister

23.

Which of these events was a part of the Cold War? (May choose more than one...)

a)

Space Race and Sputnik

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

Berlin Wall

e)

Cuban Missile Crisis

24.

During the Soviet Era, most Russians lived in...

a)

small apartments in cities

b)

large houses in the country

c)

the old palaces from the czars

d)

tents on the steppes

25.

During the Soviet Era, many people in Russia did not have (choose more than one)...

a)

freedom

b)

lots of money

c)

enough food

d)

privacy

26.

Information (true or misleading) used to influence a person's beliefs and actions toward a cause is called...

a)

Marxism

b)

Communism

c)

Propaganda

d)

Dacha

27.

A country house used by many Russians to produce additional food or have additional space is a...

a)

Dacha

b)

Propaganda

c)

Cyrillic

d)

Steppe

28.

Alphabet used to write the Russian language

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cyrillic

29.

It could be said that Communism and the age of the czars in Russia both ended because...

a)

the common people were poor and lacked freedom

b)

the common people were rich and had freedom

c)

the leaders got bored and left

d)

the country was conquered by outside invaders

30.

Select the three themes of Russia's history:

a)

Expansion

b)

Slow Westernization

c)

Harsh Treatment of the Common People

d)

Communism

31.

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?

a)

It collapsed

b)

It formed

c)

It expanded

d)

It developed nuclear weapons

32.

Who is the current President of the Russian Federation?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

33.

Russia faces many challenges today, including (choose all that apply)

a)

environmental damage

b)

conflict between ethnic groups

c)

poverty (many people are poor)

d)

Mongol invasion

34.

Which religious group is the largest in Russia (according to surveys)?

a)

Russian Orthodox (Christian) Church

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

35.

Many countries in Central Asia (choose all that apply)...

a)

are mostly Muslim nations

b)

are named after the main ethnic group that lives in the space

c)

struggle with poverty (lack money)

d)

have little freedom

e)

speak Russian as a secondary language